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Baby trying to pry a silicone suction bowl off a wooden highchair tray

Why suction bowls are actually about motor skills, not clean floors

I'm currently scraping dried avocado off the baseboard with a plastic pediatric tongue depressor I stole from my old hospital ward. People think the whole point of a suction bowl is to prevent this exact scenario. They assume it's just...

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Small organic cotton premature baby clothing laid out next to a standard newborn size.

What Size Are Preemie Clothes: Former NICU Nurse Explains

You're standing in the fluorescent glare of the hospital gift shop, staring at a rack of doll-sized onesies. Your breast pump is humming quietly in a bag on your shoulder, vibrating against your ribs. You hold a standard newborn outfit...

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Jess knitting a heart baby blanket with organic cotton yarn on a Texas porch.

Babydecke Mit Herzen Stricken Anleitung Kostenlos & My Tips

Dear Jess from six months ago. You're currently hiding in the pantry eating stale Goldfish crackers, staring at a ball of neon pink synthetic yarn you bought at the craft store because your pregnancy hormones convinced you that knitting a...

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Mother wearing a silicone teething necklace while feeding her distracted baby

Why Your Collarbones Need A Mum Teething Necklace Right Now

My mother-in-law told me to rub a drop of brandy on his gums. My lactation consultant suggested I hold a tightly rolled washcloth over my chest to prevent the tiny, razor-sharp fingernail scratches. A woman in my neighborhood mom-group swore...

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A messy baby eating sweet potato puree out of a green silicone suction bowl on a high chair

The Great Baby Bowl Delusion: What I Expected vs What Works

It was a Tuesday in 2017, and I was sitting on my kitchen floor wearing a gray nursing tank that smelled vaguely of sour milk, crying over a puddle of pulverized sweet potato. Leo was six months old. He was...

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Tired dad holding twin babies wearing identical dark bodysuits

The Case For The Black Baby Onesie And Retaining Your Sanity

At 2:14 PM on a damp Tuesday, exactly three weeks into fatherhood, I found myself trying to extract a screaming infant from a pair of miniature, stiff denim jeans. Florence (or maybe Mabel, the sleep deprivation had completely blurred their...

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A tired dad holding twins while desperately trying to windeln kaufen online.

The 3am nappy panic: A twin dad’s honest guide to buying diapers

My hand hit the bottom of the plastic wrapper and found nothing but air. It was 3:14 AM on a Tuesday, my right knee was soaking wet with something I refused to identify in the dark, and Maya was perfectly...

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A pile of soft little cotton clothes and baby bodysuits dumped on a messy bedroom floor next to a half-empty coffee mug.

Why I Traded All Our Synthetic Gear for Little Cotton Clothes

It was 3:14 AM and I was standing in the kitchen illuminated only by the harsh green light of the microwave, holding a screaming four-month-old Leo who felt exactly like a hot water bottle wrapped in a wet paper towel....

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Toddler wearing ribbed organic cotton summer bottoms at the playground

The Truth About Heat Rash and Organic Cotton Shorts

Chicago humidity in July is a specific kind of atmospheric violence. I had dressed my son in these adorable sage green bottoms I bought off an Instagram ad at three in the morning, thinking I was nailing the whole effortless...

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